# Soybean sales start seasonal slump

> South American new-crop soybean supplies are starting their seasonal rise, taking business from U.S. sellers. China's U.S. share of imports fell to 88% last month, and it cancelled a cargo as crush margins turned negative.

- Date: 2017-02-25 · published 2017-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72355-soybean-sales-start-seasonal-slump
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal South American supply and Chinese diversification and cancellations pressure U.S. soybean export demand and prices, while crush margin weakness signals softer soymeal and oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2021-12-03 | [US Soybean Export Sales Running Out of Time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43683-us-soybean-export-sales-running-out-of-time.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Slump to 2004 Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57948-china-s-u-s-soybean-purchases-slump-to-2004-low.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-28 | [Soybean squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59967-soybean-squeeze.md) | +1.3% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2021-09-27 | [Soybean Weekly Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11979-soybean-weekly-report.md) | -3.0% | -5.0% |
| SBM | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-12-03 | [US Soybean Export Sales Running Out of Time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43683-us-soybean-export-sales-running-out-of-time.md) | +2.4% | +13.0% |
| SBM | 2019-03-28 | [Soybean squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59967-soybean-squeeze.md) | +2.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/soybean/soybean-sales-start-seasonal-slump

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